Journal Review in Pediatric Surgery: Hirschsprung Disease

Please join Drs. Brian Gray, Amanda Jensen, and Manisha Bhatia from Indiana University as they discuss Hirschsprung disease in regard to variability of the transition zone and surgical operative and pathologic diagnosis reporting in pediatric surgery.

Journal Article links: 
Veras LV, Arnold M, Avansino JR, Bove K, Cowles RA, Durham MM, et al. Guidelines for synoptic reporting of surgery and pathology in Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg 2019;54(10):2017-23.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30935730/

Thakkar HS, Blackburn S, Curry J, De Coppi P, Giuliani S, Sebire N, et al. Variability of the transition zone length in Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg 2020;55(1):63-6.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31706615/

Coyle D, O'Donnell AM, Tomuschat C, Gillick J, Puri P. The Extent of the Transition Zone in Hirschsprung Disease. J Pediatr Surg 2019;54(11):2318-24.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31079866/

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